Press: Bev Hisey's home in Chatelaine


The home of textile designer Bev Hisey is featured in the current issue of Chatelaine.


Photo by Donna Griffith.

My Big Orange scissor print can be seen in her new bright + airy livingroom.
It was amazing for me to see the pics of her newly renovated space because when I dropped off the scissor print last fall her space was full of muted greys + dark furniture.

Photo by Donna Griffith

When I last saw this space it was a dark + tiny victorian kitchen. Bev + hubby Dan replaced the back wall of the house with glass to make the small space feel large + bright. What a difference!

A post on Bev must include a pic of my all favourite Bev Hisey textile ... her juicy Moroccan rug. (Happy to say those are my feet... cuz lucky me it's in my bedroom)

All the photos of Bev's house are fun + inspirational. Check the magazine out on news stands now.

Company I really admire: Threadless


My neighbour Jeff passed along this issue of Inc to me today. As a longtime admirer of Threadless I was happy to see them described as the the most innovative small company in America. yay.

The creators Jake Nickell + Jeffrey Kalmikoff were completely ahead of the curve in terms of using social media to build a company. Not only did they figure out how to create a loyal customer base... they got them to design their product! Pretty genius.

Great bathroom + paint colour



Great bathroom of Illustrator Sandra Dionisi found in back issue (May 2011) of Covet garden magazine. Love the paint colour - so serene + looks great contrasted with those bowling pins! Sandra let me know the colour is Para paint B748-1 Jadeite.

ps. Speaking of bathrooms... Reno update: Last week I painted my bathroom. I chose Ben Moore Florentine Plaster and it was a Disaster! (that rhymes) so it's back to the drawing board. These pics inspire me to try a jewel tone...

New Photos of my prints in Location


Big orange scissors in Living room
( Decor note: I love Emily's African stool!)

Green Brooks Brothers suit
(Judy Ross pillows always add such a great hit of colour)

S is for swing

My new Kitchen Quotations print in Emily's diningroom
(I love Emily's big tray + teapot: both from Lamu in Kenya)

Close up of Kitchen Quotations print

Here are the shots that my friend Janet Kimber took yesterday.
I love Janet's compositions + beautiful lighting treatment - so soft!
*Unfortunately these photos don't do justice to Janet's work as Blogger does not publish them at a super high res - or I haven't figured out how to do that!)
For better shots please visit my Tumbler.